GOES-R Weather Satellite

GOES-R Weather Satellite Launch 360°

On November 19, 2016 United Launch Alliance successfully launched the GOES-R weather satellite for NOAA. I went down the Port Canaveral and photographed the launch by the Exploration Tower.

I was able to capture the launch in a couple of ways, first is the world’s only 360° photo of the Atlas V rocket blasting off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station across the Port. A second image from my hacked Canon 5D Mark ii.

I also captured a 360° video with the Ricoh Theta S 360 camera. You can watch the YouTube video below. Use your mouse to click and drag to navigate or if you are on a mobile device you can move your phone from side to side or swipe your screen to look around. The video is best played back in High Definition.